1968 D (Lincoln Memorial Cent / LMC ) Error Coin That My Dad Has Been Saving For 40 Years

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mtravao3 New Member United States 21 Posts	Posted 06/05/2018 9:54 pm * Edited by Staff to Add Year / Mintmark / Denomination to Title. Titles are Important! * Came across this penny today. My dad had been holding on to it for nearly 40 years. I can't find any for comparison. Is it of any value? Report this Post to the Staff

ElonU Pillar of the Community United States 703 Posts	Posted 06/05/2018 10:05 pm Looks like it was smooshed in a vice with another cent?! The experts will be along soon to weigh in.... Report this Post to the Staff
Waynoah83 Pillar of the Community 586 Posts	Posted 06/05/2018 10:10 pm Bingo. You can one of the memorials is raised and one is incuse, imprinted into the coin plus the obverses has that pattern on it which I believe is maybe from a hydraulic press. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74662 Posts	Posted 06/05/2018 10:10 pm Well, I hate to break to you, but it's not a genuine error coin. It's 100 percent Post Strike Damage (happened after it left the U.S. Mint) It's a Vise-Job. It's has been squeezed in a vise-grip in between another cent. Worth face value unfortunately. http://www.error-ref.com/squeeze-jo...-garage-job/ Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
chafemasterj Pillar of the Community United States 6514 Posts	Posted 06/06/2018 09:30 am Hate to agree with the PMD opinion. The reverse is what is referred to as a vise job where two coins are squeezed together leaving a mirrored imprint on both coins involved. The circle pattern on the obverse could be a work surface like someone above mentioned a press work base. Edit: on a side note after looking at your LMC again, it was squeezed so hard that I'll bet the diameter even increased from the 19 mm it should be. Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 Edited by chafemasterj 06/06/2018 09:34 am Report this Post to the Staff
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1968 D (Lmc) Error Coin That My Dad Has Been Saving For 40 Years